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  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Background:

  • Forbearance is crucial for societal peace and healthy relationships.
  • Existing measures lack psychometric soundness for assessing forbearance's multi-dimensional nature.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a psychometrically sound, multi-dimensional measure of forbearance.
  • To introduce the Forbearance Scale (FS) as a novel personality assessment tool.

Main Methods:

  • Scale items generated via focus groups with college students.
  • Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) used with a college sample (n=466).
  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) cross-validated factor structure with a community sample (n=579).

Main Results:

  • The Forbearance Scale (FS-16) emerged with 16 items across four factors: emotional calmness, overlooking misdeeds, tolerance and acceptance, and self-restraint.
  • Hierarchical multiple regression analyses supported the convergent and concurrent validity of the FS-16.
  • The FS-16 demonstrated robust psychometric properties across diverse samples.

Conclusions:

  • The FS-16 is a validated instrument for measuring the complex construct of forbearance.
  • This scale offers a valuable tool for psychological research and personality assessment.
  • The findings highlight the importance of forbearance in interpersonal and societal well-being.